1 Peter Studies (5): 1 Peter 2:4-17
1 Peter Studies (5) 1 Peter 2:4-17 New Israel in a Hostile World Verses 4-8 Peter makes a contrast between being rejected by men (the unbelieving strangers among whom they […]
The Art of Family Worship (part 1)
The Art of Family Worship (Part One) In John Bunyan’s well-known book, The Pilgrim’s Progress, Bunyan describes a man with a muck-rake who looked only downward and dragged his rake […]
Book review: ‘Scrolling Ourselves to Death’
Title: Scrolling Ourselves to Death Author: Brett McCraken and Ivan Mesa Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewed by Mark Powell While I was going through Bible College, my ministry supervisor encouraged […]
The Whys and Hows of Family Worship (part 2)
All children are born spiritually dead. As David the psalmist says: ‘Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me’ (Psalm 51:5). As descendants of […]
1 Peter Studies (4), 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
1 Peter Studies (4) 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 The Love for Our Brothers and Sisters Verse 22 Obedience to the truth of the Gospel results in a purified life. Peter uses […]
Where is Jesus Now?
Where is Jesus now? And what is he doing? At Easter Christians all over the world repeat the joyous affirmation of faith: ‘Christ is risen. He is risen indeed.’ But then […]
An Old Testament Prophecy of Jesus (Zech.3)
Zechariah 3 contains one of the most striking prophecies relating to the meaning of the death of the Messiah in the entire Bible. It is a stunning prediction of what […]
World News
EASTER COMES TO MYANMAR’S CHRISTIANS This Easter in Myanmar, Christians are worshiping among ruins—and in a climate of fear. Last month’s devastating earthquakes have deeply impacted God’s people in the […]
Easter Disruption
Easter Disruption The world of strategic planning includes reference to ‘disruptor events’. Chat GPT defines this as: ‘a significant occurrence or incident that dramatically changes the normal course of operations, […]
The Supper at Passover Time
THE SUPPER AT PASSOVER TIME: LAST OR FIRST? Preparation Passover was the meal celebrating deliverance of God’s people from bondage in Egypt. As described in Exodus 12 it was observed […]
The Growth of Theological Education in South-East Asia
A little over 16 years ago, a bright young Lisu man crossed the mountains between Myanmar and Thailand to introduce himself to us and we were privileged to see his […]
Today’s Quick Word
Psalm 18:35 You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. In his devotional book, “Morning and Evening”, C.H.Spurgeon commented on […]
World News
2025 FEDERAL ELECTION MEET THE CANDIDATE FORUMS AUSTRALIA: An increasing number of churches are signing up to 2025 Federal Election Meet the Candidate Forums. Initiated by Freedom for Faith, candidate […]
Today’s Quick Word
Leviticus 14:49-53 To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop. He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a […]
Finishing Well
FINISHING WELL It is a sobering observation in life that not all who start well in the Christian life finish well. This disturbing pattern can be detected in the […]
Today’s Quick Word
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you […]